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Biggest Corrections graduation of 2024

  91 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the frontline of public safety throughout South East Queensland Officers equipped with highest level of training after 10-week Custodial Officer Entry Program QCS actively recruiting for a variety of roles   Correctional officers from other states, territories and countries are...

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New correctional officers committed to community safety in Rockhampton

31 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Central Queensland. All 31 have completed an intensive, 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program. More than 30 new officers have graduated from a 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program in Central Queensland. The new Custodial Correctional Officers...

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New correctional officers committed to community safety in Townsville

22 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in North Queensland. All 22 have completed an intensive, 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program.   Former real estate agents, security officers and Defence Personnel are among 22 new officers to successfully complete the 10-week Custodial Officer...

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New Correctional Officers graduate in Toowoomba

37 new custodial officers join the frontline of public safety after undertaking a 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program Officer training held in Toowoomba for the first time for the Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre   Thirty-seven new Custodial Correctional Officers graduated into the frontline of public safety...

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Officers bring life skills to new career in corrections

77 new Lockyer Valley custodial officers join the frontline of public safety after undertaking 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program Officers applying life skills and experience into a career in community safety   Five former hairdressers and four people moving from the disability sector into corrections...

Mackay Community Corrections officers receive National Emergency Medal with Covid-19 clasp

Mackay officers recognised with Emergency Response Medals

Queensland Corrective Services’ Community Corrections officers in Mackay have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to community safety through the COVID-19 pandemic with the Emergency Response Medal with COVID-19 clasp. The Mackay team were presented their medals as part of a statewide rollout of the award. The...

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Body scanners – its role in correctional centre safety and prisoner welfare

From time to time, you would’ve seen media coverage about our officers foiling attempts to introduce contraband into correctional centres. Correctional centres serve an important role in our society by protecting community safety while giving prisoners the opportunity to rehabilitate to prevent further offending. Contraband makes prisons...

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More officers boost community safety frontline

31 new Community Corrections case managers and probation services officers deployed around Queensland to target offender behaviour change Officers recognised for completing nation-leading training to deliver best practice in offender supervision   Queensland’s community safety frontline has been strengthened by deploying more officers around the state...

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New correctional officers improve community safety in Far North Queensland

12 Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Far North Queensland All 12 have completed an intensive, 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program Over the last year, more than 700 new Queensland Custodial Correctional Officers have graduated from training   A former chef, tradies, interstate...

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Minister and Commissioner celebrate Corrections excellence

Legislation writers take out the Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Commissioner’s 2024 Award for Excellence. Woodford Correctional Centre wins two separate awards for safety and respect. 14 QCS officers also presented with National Emergency Response medals and clasps for assisting with community recovery from TC...